Agahozo Shalom Youth Village Academic Director Job Vacancy in Rwanda

young people. The youth of Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village come
from all 30 districts in Rwanda. We aim to select four representatives from each of these districts
every year. We invest in Rwanda’s most vulnerable orphans with the confidence
that they are capable of great accomplishments. We focus on developing
students both cognitively and socially. We follow the Rwandan curriculum, but
teach in a mediated learner-centered way that deepens a student’s level of
understanding.

• Supervise all school personnel and serve as the chief administrator
  of the school in developing and implementing school policies and programs.
• Serve as a liaison between the school, local and central Government
  institutions in charge of Education.
• Conceptualize the broad goals of the school and plan accordingly to
  ensure that procedures are implemented to achieve the stated goals.
• Effectively and efficiently manage and integrate the resources at
  the school’s disposal in the achievement of ASYV’s vision and mission.
• Prepare formal
  education budget estimates in liaison with ASYV administration.

• Provide strategic leadership and administrative management of the
  implementation of the ASYV’s academic strategy and policy by leading, managing
  and inspiring the staff.
• Collaborate on and implement academic plans and policies by
  overseeing all academic calendars, class schedules and subject outlines.
• Foster a culture of academic excellence and a collaborative
  environment among the teaching staff and students and oversee a
  collaborative effort between the school’s homeroom teachers, H&W and
  FMs to ensure effective information sharing for individual evaluation and
  M&E purposes.
• Supervise all instructional programs of the school, evaluating
  lesson plans and observing classes on a regular basis to encourage the use
  of a variety of instructional strategies and materials consistent with
  research on Learner-centered methodology.
• Innovate and build tools to facilitate teachers and students
  altogether in their transfer of knowledge.

• Take the lead in the recruitment, regular performance management of
  teaching staff and advise on restructuring. Work with HR and M&E to
  agree on creating a system that works for the organization.
• Oversee all the department heads and streamline all the support that
  students receive on campus from beginning to end.
• Supervise, in a fair and consistent manner, effective discipline and
  behavior challenges, from both the teaching staff and students, with high
  standards, consistent with the philosophy, values and mission of ASYV.
• Keep the Village Director abreast of any performance management issues
  with the teaching staff and recommending viable solutions.
• Facilitate regular teaching staff meetings, manage all information
  to the students and approve all outgoing school recommendations from these
  meetings.
• Serve as a role model for students, demonstrating the importance and
  relevance of learning, accepting responsibility and demonstrating pride in
  the ASYV vision.

• Work in partnership with the Village Director to create a culture of
  openness to learning amongst teaching staff and formally and informally
  observe lessons and provide constructive feedback to teachers.
• Facilitate the intellectual and professional development of teachers
  with a focus on personal improvement and improving student achievement.
• Help identify areas for growth for each teaching staff and design
  learning plans to help teachers improve their practice.
• Take the lead in supporting teachers with the-strategic how of
  learner centered teaching-by sharing multiple instructional strategies
  with teachers during lesson planning. Coordinate peer learning among the
  teaching staff through regular capacity building workshops and
  opportunities for knowledge exchange.